MOUNTAIN BIKING IN CAPPADOCIA (8 DAYS)
Starting from Kayseri or Nevsehir Airports and
Ending at Kayseri or Nevsehir Airports

Pedaling on this almost Martian landscape, visiting the highlights like Goreme Open Air Museum, Zelve, Ihlara Valley, Derinkuyu underground city... cycling around the small Anatolian villages sounds like a dream and this tour can make this dream come true...

ITINERARY

Saturday, May 24 / Sept 20, 2008 : We meet the group at Kayseri/Nevsehir Airports and transfer them to their hotel. Dinner and overnight at a high quality cave hotel in Urgup.

Sunday, May 25 / Sept 21, 2008 : Off time in the morning after breakfast to prepare the bikes and a short meeting about the program. Today we ride to Ortahisar via Uzengi Stream. After a short village tour and having lunch, we ride back to Urgup via vineyards and on arrival to Urgup; we bike to Urgup fortress to have the panoramic view of the town. Dinner and overnight at a high quality cave hotel in Urgup.
Total distance: 30 km. (25 km. off road)

Monday, May 26 / Sept 22, 2008 : We cycle through Damsa stream to Sarihan Caravanserai and then through Red River to Avanos. After a lunch break in Avanos we head Cavusin and then Love Valley. After biking up the pleasant hill from Love Valley to Uchisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Uchisar.
Total distance: 45 km. (40 km. off road)

Tuesday, May 27 / Sept 23, 2008 : After the breakfast, we cycle to Kavak village first and then Mazikoy. We have picnic (lunch boxes) at Mazikoy. We bike through the potato fields until Devretbasi village and then through a very nice valley to Baskoy. Finally we reach Soganli, which is one of the earliest settlements of Cappadocia. From here, we are transferred back to Uchisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Uchisar.
Total distance: 55 km. (40 km. off road)

Wednesday, May 28 / Sept 24, 2008 : After breakfast, we are transferred to Soganli, from where we start riding to Derinkuyu via Orhanli village. After visiting the underground city of Derinkuyu and having lunch at a local restaurant, we keep cycling to Komurcu village via Kiledere and Yazihoyuk villages. Today's ride finishes in Komurcu, where we rendezvous with our vehicle, and transfer to Guzelyurt. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
Total distance: 60 km. (50 km. off road)

Thursday, May 29 / Sept 25, 2008 : In the morning we are transferred to Komurcu village and start biking to Baglama from the main road, and then we take the nice smooth off road to Haciabdullah. From Haciabdullah, we cycle up to Cinarli village which is at the top of a small mountain. It is a 9 km uphill. After this village, we cycle down to Azatli and then Ciftlik. We have lunch at a local restaurant in Ciftlik. After lunch, we cycle to Guzelyurt via Cardak and Sivrihisar. Dinner and overnight at a boutique hotel in Guzelyurt.
Total distance: 50 km. (30 km. off road)

Friday, May 30 / Sept 26, 2008 : We cycle to Selime via Alanyurt. Selime is the village where we go in to Ihlara canyon. We cycle to Belisirma (a smart village in the middle of the valley) and have lunch there. After lunch we hike or bike in the second part of the canyon up to Ihlara village. For those who want to walk, we can take their bikes on the supporting vehicle. After Ihlara we have a 35 km ride to Kitreli. This ride is going over Kucuk Hasan Mountain from a passage. We do a long uphill ride about 20 km and then a serious downhill. The beginning of the uphill is soft but when we get close to the mountain it is more challenging. We are picked up with two vehicles (one for the bikes and one for us) in Kitreli village and transferred to Urgup. Dinner and overnight at a high quality cave hotel in Urgup.
Total distance: 65 km. (60 km. off road)

Saturday, May 31 / Sept 27, 2008 : On our last day, we ride towards the most popular sites of Cappadocia. We first ride through Pancarlik to Ortahisar and then to the famous Goreme Open Air Museum, to visit its rock-cut churches. Riding through Rose Valley leads us to Cavusin. After riding through the streets of Cavusin we cycle to Pasabag and then Zelve. After having lunch in Zelve, we visit its open air museum and head on to Devrent Valley and then Urgup. On arrival back to our hotel, the group packs their bikes and we transfer them back to Kayseri/Nevsehir Airports for the evening flight to Istanbul.
Total distance: 40 km. (30 km. off road)

* The prices above are per person in double occupancy.
** Single Supplement: US$ 260
** Student Reduction: 5 %

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